Star · F1V
26 Cet
26 Cet is a main-sequence star of spectral type F1V in the constellation Cetus, 193.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 4979 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 193.6 light-years (59.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.19 |
| Spectral type | F1V |
| Surface temperature | 7,650 K |
| Luminosity | 11.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 03m 49.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 22′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.06). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1832. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 26 Cet, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 5134 7.44 light-years
- HIP 4582 11.0 light-years
- HIP 5699 15.1 light-years
- HIP 5629 15.5 light-years
- HIP 5245 18.4 light-years
- HIP 6448 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.